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28 April 2023
 
NEWS
Stan Kadzunge in front of the crowd at an Essex Rebels game.
Essex Rebels named best gameday in the UK
The Essex Rebels have won the prestigious ‘Best Gameday Experience Award’ from Basketball’s national governing body. The award recognises the whole Essex Sport team, who make sure that the experience of coming to watch the Essex Rebels is so much more than just the game.
An aerial view of people sitting at a table in Essex Business School
Help us improve our health and wellbeing services for staff
We're reviewing our health and wellbeing offer for staff as part of our work to become a Level 3 Working Well Accredited organisation.
Please complete our survey by Friday 5 May to help us enhance our services.
Former Essex student Amanda Hitchin.
New counselling service commended at awards
Former Essex student Amanda Hitchin has been awarded a certificate of commendation at the
Colchester Business Awards ceremony. She was runner up in Colchester’s Best New Business category, less than six months after opening her business.
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LIFE
Early Career Researchers at the event in Southend.
Top Journal Editors visit our Southend Campus
EBS Southend hosted a paper development workshop, funded by the Society for Advancement of Management Studies, for Early Career Researchers, featuring a distinguished panel of scholars.
Find out more.
Our Colchester Campus at dusk.
Academic nominations to membership of Senate
Nominations are invited for the election of five permanent members of academic staff to membership of Senate.
See our website for full details. You can find out more about Senate, how it works, and hear from current members about their experience from 4pm on Wednesday 3 May.
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RESEARCH
A mosquito on human skin.
Expert praised for role in malaria elimination in Azerbaijan
The key role played by School of Health and Social Care academic Dr Reza Majdzadeh in the certification of malaria elimination from Azerbaijan has been
praised by the World Health Organization.
A student holding a camera.
Unique degree will tackle 'fake news' 
A new MA is hoping to attract aspiring journalists who want to expose injustices and atrocities in a world dominated by online content. Essex’s new 
MA International Journalism is the first course of its kind in the UK to offer a complete module in digital open-source journalism.
A Scottish beach
Essex first English university to join marine alliance
Essex's wealth of marine biology expertise has meant we are the
first English university to join the prestigious marine consortium MASTS, which aims to enhance scientific excellence in marine research.
EVENTS
The intersex-inclusive Progress Pride Flag over the Albert Sloman Library.
Trans allyship: where to start
Join us on Zoom from 5pm on Thursday 4 May for an evening of panels, talks and informal discussion all centred around the basics of trans identity and how to become a better ally to trans people. This event is a safe space to learn, free of judgement, with students and staff.
A person putting on latex gloves.
Learn more about REF Unit of Assessment 3
Join Professor Hugh McKenna from Ulster University on Wednesday 3 May to better understand REF processes, publication star ratings and research impact assessment. This workshop is for anyone whose research falls within the remit of Unit of Assessment 3.
Reserve your spot.
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